What are YOu talking about? of course buying 3 pieces is gonna be cheaper than the crucial 256 stick for 90 bux. But think about it..if you bought 4 pieces of the 20 dollar ram,
4 x 20 = 80 + 8 bux for shipping..
88.00 for some generic ram! thats 4 pieces too...there go all your slots. (for most boards at least)
for 90 bux (free shipping btw) you get top of the line Crucial CAS2 Ram running at pC133 all in 1 stick which means you could upgrade more in the future if you decided to.
it doesn't take a genius to see which one to get!
-aGeNt73